British Geriatrics Society members and friends
People linked to care of older people including experts by experience and linked organisations. Some but not all are BGS members.
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@emmavardy2.bsky.social
@tashmasud.bsky.social
Geriatrician, interest in osteoporosis, falls, medical education. President Elect European Geriatric Medicine Society. Past President British Geriatrics Society. Love ancient history
@gregorrussell.bsky.social
Old Age Psychiatrist and R&D Director at Bradford District Care Trust. Cyclist and occasional rock climber. Partick Thistle fan. Views expressed my own.
@stephenlim.bsky.social
Clinical Academic Geriatrician, NIHR Advanced Fellow, Uni of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton Research Leaders Programme #AcademicGeris
@graceinvaders.bsky.social
#GeriatricMedicine Specialty Doctor #SAS | Clinical Lecturer in #AgeingEducation at Unis of Bristol and Zimbabwe | Soprano 💁🏻♀️
@anirudh-kumar.bsky.social
He/Him | Geriatric Medicine Reg | BGS Trainee E&T Rep | SMF Mentor | Motorsport and Tech Geek |
@laramitchdr.bsky.social
Geriatrician. Syncope & Cardiovascular health. National clinical lead acute at Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Passionate about QI & Design Scottish Quality & Improvement Fellow And all things books & bikes #frailty #syncope #QI #CardioSky
@juliewilko.bsky.social
Specialist Nurse in Geriatric Medicine .Part of the amazing POPS Team at Liverpool University Hospital. Interested in all things Geriatric/ Perioperative/Oncology/ Frailty/Shared Decision Making/ CGA/Prehab/BRAN
@jessicarudnay.bsky.social
NHS consultant stroke physician and geriatrician | Med Ed | holistic care and collaborative working | Mum to mini dictator | rugelach lover
@debgompertz.bsky.social
GP, Dep Hon Sec @gerisoc.bsky.social Interested in people and their stories.
@digital-doctor.bsky.social
GP Partner Pathfields Medical Group | Associate Medical Director, Livewell | Chair, Healthy Ageing Programme Board | Experienced Commissioner, Older People | Loves Data, IG, & IT | Keynote Speaker & Storyteller of above
@drohanlon.bsky.social
Geriatrician. Healthy ageing, dementia, medicolegal, informatics, humanities #HeForShe
@krockdoc.bsky.social
Newfoundlander, Geriatrician, frailty advocate. Clinician scientist. Looking for better ways to provide frailty care at scale.
@stephenmakin.bsky.social
Most northerly geriatrician on the UK mainland. Has a Newfoundland dog. Lives in a lighthouse.
@lyndseydunn7.bsky.social
Clinical Services Manager| Fife HSCP| Chair @ Nurse & AHP Council British Geriatrics Society @gerisoc.bsky.social #NurseAhpcouncil Volunteer at Age UK| Frailty Specialist.
@proflizsampson.bsky.social
Professor of Liaison Psychiatry- QMUL Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing and Royal London Hospital. Researches interface of physical & mental health, delirium & dementia. Evangelical parkrunner
@lizlawn.bsky.social
Retired GP with an interest in care of older people and Honorary Treasurer, British Geriatric Society. Own views. She/her
@joannahnewman.bsky.social
Specialist (SAS) community geriatrician in East Kent Darzi Fellow alumni (KSS 2018)
@shelaghor.bsky.social
Consultant geriatrician, NHSE clinical lead for virtual ward/hospital at home. President elect UK Hospital at Home Society.
@debibhattacharya.bsky.social
Professor of Behavioural medicine at University of Leicester, honorary professor at the UEA, primary care pharmacist. https://le.ac.uk/ Currently leading the NIHR programme grants CHARMER, IMABQI and the NIHR incubator for pharmacy professionals
@richardbiram.bsky.social
Geriatrician, Peri-ops, Cambridge British Geriatrics Society - England Council Chair
@dochayter.bsky.social
GP at Runnymede Medical Practice and Medical Director for Clinical Policy at RCGP. Previous National Clinical Director for Older People at NHS England. Passionate to support Primary Care and lead better outcomes for Populations based on allocated resources
@estherclift.bsky.social
Consultant practitioner in Acute Frailty, physiotherapist, Doctorate in Clinical Practice, lecturer at University of Winchester Anna Chaplain for older people
@lucylew79.bsky.social
Consultant Nurse specialising in Frailty & Older People | PhD Candidate The CHOICES study | Wife & Mum | @fnightingalef.bsky.social Alumna | @Gerisoc.bsky.social Frailty & Urgent Care Special Interest Group Committee.
@danlasserson.bsky.social
Professor of Acute Ambulatory Care at University of Warwick. Clinical Lead of Hospital at Home, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT | acute medical care out of hospital | point of care diagnostics #POCUS |patient experience
@mjgarside.uk
Consultant stroke physician in the NHS. I live and work in North East England.
@geribaby.bsky.social
Loitering geriatrician, now doing housing rather than health. Would always rather be in my garden.
@seebeez.bsky.social
Registered nurse and trainee ACP specialising in Frailty and care of the older adult. Interests: D&D, music, sci-fi & fantasy, and technology.
@greyhoundvicky.bsky.social
Physio specialising in frailty and falls prevention; past Chair of AGILE; British Geriatrics Society member; NHS stalwart currently working in primary care. Love my retired greyhounds, the great outdoors, and trail running. Based in Cumberland.
@janemasoli.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Ageing Research, University of Exeter Consultant Geriatrician, RDUH Exeter Opinions own
@janeshanahan.pharmsky.app
Snr Care Home Pharmacy Technician. Passionate about improving residents QoL through medicines opt, deprescribing & reducing anticholinergic burden. MAPharmT. Speaker at UCLan. #NPCHF SLT https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/author/jane-shanahan #PharmSky
@rowanwallace.bsky.social
Consultant Older People’s Medicine NHS Ayrshire and Arran. National Specialty Advisor Geriatric Medicine to CMO Scotland. Interests are Hospital at Home, ‘front door frailty’ and Pre-op assessment.
@iantyrrell5.bsky.social
Acp in frailty. Always a physio. MSc advanced clinical practice. #TEDxNHS alumni. Creator of the Long Lie Podcast.
@drlindadykes.bsky.social
Emergency Physician & GP, UK, PGY28. Mainly Urgent Community Geris/H@H. #MedSky, #FOAMed, Pro-EU, #smallholdingdream:🐴 🐶 🐔 🦆🐈⬛ Pers account, likes/RT≠endorsements, absolutely not representing my employer 😂 Rarely follows accounts with no bio! She/her.
@charlottesquires.bsky.social
Geriatric medicine registrar and PhD student researching care trajectories and geriatric syndromes. Small details and big pictures. Based in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders.
@drshibley.bsky.social
Hon vis Prof Liverpool in law and social justice Primrose Hill Disabled
@holyflowerpots.bsky.social
Let’s all be nice to each other. We only have one planet so please take care of it. Medic, musician, Middle Earth (Birmingham UK)
@bloody--holly.bsky.social
Frailty Champion in God’s waiting room. Brummie badass. @PierHealthGroup GP @GeriSoc Community Group co-chair; NHS Digital Health Leadership Programme Cohort 7 24/25 #ChooseGeriatrics ambassador on steroids
@claireclarkslt.bsky.social
Speech and Language Therapist #SLT in Aberdeen. Interests include dementia, frailty, dysphagia, care homes, person centered care. Also a Mum, yoga and wild swimming enthusiast
@lynnmac.bsky.social
#NurseSky | ANP Older People #GeriSky | Community Hospitals #NHS | Advanced Practice | CNO SPDMC-research | PhD Student #PhDSky | #QualitativeResearch | @Gerisoc.bsky.social #NAHP Council | ❤️ Scotland
@asanakpan.bsky.social
Healthy Ageing Radio presenter, Amateur photographer, Explorer and Geriatrician in Bunbury WA 🇦🇺❤️😊👍🏽
@ukhahsoc.bsky.social
Welcome to the UK Hospital at Home Society, which supports the development of Hospital standard, Acute care in patients’ own homes. https://www.hospitalathome.org.uk
@drmarktaylor.bsky.social
Smallholder with sheep. Geriatrician/Frailty specialist at Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Passionate about service development, med education, family, MUFC and Sale Sharks Rugby Club
@gerontologyuk.bsky.social
Gerontologist: ageing and the lifecourse, wellbeing in later life, social policy for an ageing society. Especially pensions, social care, financing later life. Also ❤️ @UKDataService. University of Manchester @OfficialUoM.
@geripal.bsky.social
A #geriatrics, #hospice, & #palliative care podcast for every health care professional. You'll laugh, learn, and maybe even sing a little. CME available. #FOAMed #Meded #Podcasts #HaPC #medsky
@gerisoc.bsky.social
The BGS is a multidisciplinary professional membership association promoting better health & care for older people. https://www.bgs.org.uk/
@trishaelliott.bsky.social
Interested in life in general & people in particular. Living in Edinburgh, now enjoying a non clinical role, but still a doctor at heart. Posting about medicine, health, social inequalities, sport, politics, Scotland, sustainability, veggie food & cats.
@briandolan.bsky.social
Nurse Originator #Last1000days #EndPJparalysis Hon Prof Leadership in Healthcare, Uni of Salford; Prof Coventry Uni Honorary President AGILE - network of physios working with older people www.healthservice360.co.uk Brian@healthservice360.com
@oldertrialsprof.bsky.social
Academic geriatrician; NIHR Newcastle BRC and HRC; BGS vice-president for research. Ageing, Sarcopenia, MLTC, better trials for and with older people, big data and a dash of global health.
@pennyt.bsky.social
Lead Nurse #HospitalAtHome Views are my own Navigating life with Leukaemia
@mancunianmedic.bsky.social
NHS Acute Hosp Dr 36 y. GER/GIM. Ex DH Nat Clin Dir. Lapsed Academic. Policy Think Tanker. Ex BGS/RCP Pres/VP Med Journalism. Byline: @BMJ_latest. Columns: health press newspapers. @mjauk Manc-in-South. MCFC. Craic, Schlock, Sharing, Learning, Friends
@kitb.bsky.social
Retired geriatrician, now working in human rights medicine & med ed; EBM; patient-centred care; equity & justice; polycurious & usually optimistic. Refugee from Twitter (@Laconic_doc)!
@amaclullich.bsky.social
Physician & Professor of Geriatric Medicine @EdinburghUni. Chair, Scottish Hip Fracture Audit. Delirium, hip fracture. TRY THE 4AT: www.the4AT.com/trythe4AT
@rosespenfold.bsky.social
NHS geriatrics registrar in Edinburgh; Wellcome Trust PhD -delirium and multimorbidity; routine data & epidemiology; cofounder @womenspeakersHC; likes 🏃♀️ a lot. Views own
@susanshenkin.bsky.social
Professor of Healthcare for Older People, University of Edinburgh. Geriatrician. Always trying to build bridges & learn from other disciplines. Interested in everything, esp dementia, delirium, care homes, data, technology
@sallygreenbrook.bsky.social
Policy manager @gerisoc.bsky.social Mum. School governor. Kiwi 🇳🇿 Brit 🇬🇧
@drsandythomson.bsky.social
Geriatrician, @RCPhysicians Censor & @NWAmbulance CFR. Interests: Movement Disorders, Medical Education & Gerontology. Delirium obsessive.
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social
Geriatrician who gets to write stories. Celebrating longevity, tackling delicate questions. She/her. https://linktr.ee/lucypollock #TheGoldenRule #TheBookAboutGettingOlder Proud patron @AgeUKSomerset
@drkathrynmannix.bsky.social
Former palliative care doctor Campaigning for better public understanding & conversations about dying Writer: With The End In Mind & Listen Speaker Hopeful despite the circumstances. www.kathrynmannix.com
@tomas-welsh.bsky.social
Geriatrician, Clinical trialist, Research and Medical Director at ReMindUK - The Research Institute for Brain Health, Bath @reminduk.bsky.social Honorary Senior Lecturer - University of Bristol.
@sheffielddoc.bsky.social
National Clinical Director for Older People at NHS England. Interface Geriatrician at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
@vickigphysio.bsky.social
Clinical academic physio. Professor at University of Exeter. NIHR Senior Investigator. Frailty. falls. Community rehab
@clairedow1.bsky.social
Consultant Geriatrician, Divisional Director for Medicine / ED, Whipps Cross University Hospital Nye Bevan cohort 31 alumnus Strictly and Eurovision fan
@sparklystar55.bsky.social
Geriatrician Deputy Medical Director NHS Highlands VP Workforce British Geriatrics Society Advocate for older people, aging well and the workforce to support. Delirium, Interface, Sparkly Things 🌟
@jennikburton.bsky.social
Clinical Academic Trainee Geriatrician in 🏴 @uofglasgow.bsky.social Passionate researching care home pathways, using data to enable evidence-based care #datachangeslives #careaboutcare #carehomelife #academicgeris Fondness for baking. Views are my own.
@adamgordon1978.bsky.social
Professor of Care of Older People at University of Nottingham. Immediate Past President of British Geriatrics Society. Clinical Academic. Interests in frailty, dementia, care homes, pre- and periop geriatrics and clinical education.
@jkdhesi.bsky.social
President British Geriatrics Society, Geriatrician POPS GSTT, Hon Prof Geriatric Medicine KCL, Deputy Director Centre for Perioperative Care, Clinical Lead NHS Elect POPS network
@emmavardy2.bsky.social
Physician. Honorary Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Manchester. Delirium. Dementia. Quality improvement. Book lover. Mum to daughter with PKU.